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Health insurance costs still No. 1 problem for small business
The cost of health insurance remains the biggest problem facing small business owners, according to a National Federation of Independent Businesssurvey of its members. Every four years, NFIB asks its members to rate 75 different potential business problems. The cost… Read More
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Survey: Small Businesses Scared to Expand because of Government, Uncertainty
Nearly seven in 10 small businesses and manufacturers say federal policies and regulations are hurting American small businesses and manufacturers, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Federation of Independent Business. The survey… Read More
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Tax Policy Meets the Affordable Care Act: The Case of The Premium Tax
In a recent study, the American Action Forum found that the “premium tax” in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will cause patients to lose the insurance they have and like, lose their doctor, and ultimately pay a… Read More
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Stop the HIT
A large group of trade associations and business groups – including the American Bakers Association, American Hotel and Lodging Association, National Association of Convenience Stores, National Automobile Dealers Association, National Funeral Directors Association, National Restaurant Association, and the U.S. Chamber… Read More
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Small businesses to bear burden of health insurance tax
The Health Insurance Tax (HIT) on fully-insured premium markets imposed by Obamacare could raise $87 billion over the next ten years and also cost between 125,000 and 249,000 jobs by 2021, according to a study. “Although the tax is formally… Read More
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One in 10 employers plans to drop health benefits, study finds
About one in 10 employers plans to end workers’ health insurance as the new healthcare law takes effect, according to a new study. The finding could bolster opponents of the law, who argue that its changes to the healthcare system… Read More
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Small businesses to be hit by health tax, group says
Small businesses will bear the brunt of a tax on insurance companies aimed at helping to pay for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, members of a national business group said Tuesday at two informal… Read More
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Roanoke Small Businesses Call for Repeal of the Health Insurance Tax
According to small business owners who met last Wednesday morning at the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) is set to take valuable resources and inhibit their ability to create jobs. At the event representatives from… Read More
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New health insurance tax could hurt small businesses
Small businesses like Begneaud fear the plan designed to save them money may end up taking more money out of their pockets. “We do provide health insurance for all of our employees, but we’re really hoping not to see the… Read More
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Business buzz: Local briefs about local businesses
Health care act roundtable today The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and local small-business leaders will hold a health care roundtable this morning to discuss effects of the looming $87 billion Health Insurance Tax that is part of the Patient… Read More